Anya Eilers is a hydrologist specialising in earth sciences, environmental geochemistry, groundwater, water resources management and international development. Her project experience acquired in Ethiopia has developed her expertise in water resources management, climate change and international development extensively. Anya has two years of work experience in the Ethiopian water sector, where worked as an associate at the Global Green Growth Institute. During this time, she worked on projects with the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE), donor organisations, NGOs and the private sector. She was actively involved with the government’s Water Sector Working Group, and has extensive networks in the Ethiopian water sector. At Zutari, Anya has technical and project management experiences for a range of integrated water resource managements projects, spanning across Kenya, the SADC region and South Africa. Anya is the chairperson for the Western Cape region for the Water Institute of Southern Africa’s (WISA) South African Young Water Professionals (YWP-ZA) empowerment platform. She is also a member of the International Water Association (IWA) and the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH). She obtained a MSc degree in Geology in 2017 and a BSc Hons in Earth Sciences in 2014 from the Stellenbosch University, South Africa. In 2013 she acquired a BSc in Earth Sciences from the same institution.
